Talcum powder dispenser



May 15, 1951 J o 2,552,817

TALCUM POWDER DISPENSER Filed NOV. 6, 1947 ii '1 40 I BY/m Patented May 15, 1951 UNITED STATE$ PATENT OFFICE TALCUM POWDER DISPENSER J ustinE. Ross, Kansas City, Mo.

Application November 6, 1947, Serial No. 784,447

1 3 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a talcum powder dispenser, and relates particularly to means for dispensing powder in easily regulatable amounts onto a powder puff supported by said dispensing means.

The principal object of the present invention is the provision of a talcum powder dispenser having means for supporting a perforated powder container above a powder puff carried on a conveniently accessible base, and means for agitating said container to cause powder to be sifted therefrom to said powder puff.

Another object is the provision of a talcum powder dispenser comprising a body member adapted normally to support a powder a carrier carried by and movable relative to said body member, said carrier being adapted to support an ordinary talcum powder box having a perforated cap, and means whereby said carrier may be agitated to sift powder from said box to said powder puif.

A further object is the provision, in a talcum powder dispenser of the class described having a base adapted to support a powder puff, of a base having perforations formed therethrough and a shallow tray carried removably beneath said base, said tray being adapted to receive and retain any excess powder falling from said powder puff.

Other objects are simplicity and economy of construction, ease and efficiency of operation, pleasing appearance, and adaptability to dispense powder from a variety of containers.

With these objects in view, as well as other objects which will appear in the course of the specification, reference will be had to the drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a talcum powder dispenser embodying the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the dispenser.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken on line III-III of Fig. 1 with parts left in elevation.

Like reference numerals apply to similar parts throughout the several views, and the numeral 6 applies to a preferably unitary body member made of plastic or other suitable material and comprising a circular base 6 having a plurality of perforations l9 and supported by a substantially frusto-conical side wall l2, a substantially semi-circular supporting wall I4 concentric with base 8 and extending vertically therefrom, said -wall having an inwardly tapered portion 16 at its upper edge, said tapered portion connecting with the lower edge of a vertically disposed cylindrical tube It, said tube being spaced above and concentrically with base 8. Supporting wall M extends around the rearward portion of base 8 and is provided with forwardly extending tangential portions 21], and forms an enclosure 22 adapted to contain a powder puff 24 supported on base 8, said supporting wall serving to center said powder puff substantially beneath tube [8. The inwardly tapered portion [6 of wall It is provided at its forward ends with reinforcing ribs '26.

A carrier tube 28 is carried slidably in tube 18 and extends above the upper end thereof. Tubes i8 and 23 are provided respectively with inwardly projecting flanges 3i] and 32 at the lower ends thereof. A helical spring 3% is carried at its lower end in a groove 33 formed in the upper surface of flange 36, and at its upper .end in a groove 38 formed in the lower surface of flange 32, said spring serving to urge tube 23 upwardly within tube IS. The upward movement of tube 28 is limited by a stop 43 secured to a boss 42 formed at the rearward upper edge of tube 18 by any suitable means such as screws 44, and projecting into a slot it formed longitudinally in the wall of tube 28, said slot extending to the upper end of tube 28. A shorter slot 48 is provided in tube 28 diametrically opposite slot 46.

Carrier tube 23 is adapted to carry a powder box 58 of the type in which talcum powder is ordinarily purchased, said boxes commonly being substantially cylindrical in shape and having a rotatable cap 52 with perforations 54 formed therethrough, said perforations being alignable by the rotation of said cap with perforations 56 of box top 58. With said perforations in alignment, powder box 50 is inserted into tube 253, being supported therein by flange 32, which engages the shoulder of the box. The operator then pushes downwardly on tube 23 to slide it downwardly within tube 18. Tube 28 is provided with a thickened lip 58 to provide adequate surface on which to exert pressure.

When tube 28 has been moved downwardly a sufficient distance, flange 32 thereof strikes flange 3% of tube is, the jar of said contact causing a small amount of powder to pass through perforations 5G and 5 of can 5!], and to fall by gravity to the surface of powder puff 24 carried on base 8. By regulating the speed with which tube 28 is depressed. and the number of times itis depressed, the amount of powder deposited on the puff may be easily regulated. The powder puff may then be removed from the dispenser for use. Slots 46 and 48 provide finger grips by means of which box 50 may be removed from the dispenser when empty. Although box 59 is illustrated as round, it is readily apparent'that powder boxes of any shape may be used, so long as they will 'fit into tube 28, and have a shoulder portion adapted to be supported on flange 32.

Any powder which falls from pufi 24 will fall to base 8, and pass through perforations ill thereof to a shallow tray 82 removably carried therebeneath in the space enclosed by side wall 12. Said tray is retained in place by a screw 84 extending centrally through said tray and threadably engaged in a boss 88 extending downwardly from the lower surface of base 8. The tray is removed periodically to reclaim any powder which may have collected therein.

What I claim is:

1. A talcum powder dispenser comprising a body member having a planar base adapted normally to support a powder pufi and an open endt ed tubular member disposed above said powder puff, a tubular carrier member disposed slidably Within the tubular portion of said body memcarry a talcum powder container having its lower end perforated, said container being adapted to be agitated by said stops as said carrier is manually moved within said body member to sift powder from said. container to said powder puff.

2. A talcum powder dispenser comprising a body member having a substantially planar perforated base member adapted normally to support a'powder pufi, a tray removably secured beneath said base member, and an open ended tubular portion disposed substantially vertically concentrically above said base member, a tubular carrier member disposed slidably in the tubular portion of said body member, a spring resiliently urging said carrier member upwardly in said body member, stops limiting the movement of said carrier member in either direction, said carrier member being adapted to carry a talcum powder container having its lower end perforated, said carrier member and said container being adapted to be agitated by said stops as said carrier is manually moved within said body member to sift powder from said container to said REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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